bookpower Chapter 99 Sending a Message
Chapter 99 Sending a Message
"What song are you singing? It must be the Purple Glow that's broken!" Xu Xin shook his head.
Talent testing either lights up one finger or two... However, no matter the number, it should stay constant without changing, and now, like a neon light, it's flickering, which obviously indicates that there's a problem.
The only explanation is that it's broken...
Even the most powerful celestial treasures can develop problems after being used for a long time.
Liu Tianzheng realized and said with a hint of embarrassment, "What should we do now?"
It was a harsh nursery rhyme that got to him, and before he knew it, he was involuntarily singing those numbers.
Xu Xin said, "Since it's damaged, the talent of the other party is definitely impossible to determine now. Let's do this: ask around. Possessing such a talent is like a firefly in the night, so distinctively bright, and so remarkably prominent; there's no way it could be concealed. As long as someone is a bit clever, they're bound to spot the flaw."
"That's right!"
Liu Tianzheng had an epiphany: "Lord Xu, now that you mention it, I just thought of something. Let's go to City Lord Yu Longqing; he must know something!"
This guy is desperate to have his daughter take the other as her mentor... Before, it seemed trivial, but now, looking at it, there are loopholes everywhere.
And then there's Patriarch Chen Xiao... To tame just a horse and have him serve as an honorary elder. The key point being, he doesn't care even if Chen Hao kneels for a whole day, and he even helped by paying 300,000 Origin Currency. Now that seems suspect as well.
But if he knew in advance that he had the talent of the Heavenly Mandate, establishing a relationship early on, everything would make perfect sense.
"Let's go!"
Xu Xin nodded, removed his gloves, handed back the Destiny Plate, and the two walked off into the distance.
"Leaving just like that... Don't you want to stay a bit longer? It would be nice to drain this Destiny Plate dry first!"
Zhang Xuan wanted to shout out but ultimately chose to keep a low profile and didn't say anything.
A moment ago, to prevent the other party from suspecting, he deliberately combined fast and slow speeds to make them think the gloves were broken. The effect was achieved, but unfortunately, the absorption rate was considerably slower.
After all the commotion, the Heavenly Mandate Vitality that flowed into the Library of Heaven's Path was only around three thousand, not even enough for a single replication of a cultivation method.
"Let's see what flaws they have; might be useful in the future..."
Knowing that the two of them had a Destiny Plate, likely with a substantial amount of Heavenly Mandate Vitality, and that there will be more opportunities to interact in the future, Zhang Xuan's mind raced, and he softly called out "flaw".
The Library shook a little, and a book materialized.
With a gentle beckon of his hand, the book fell into his palm, bearing the name "Xu Xin".
The other party had just used the Purple Glow to test for talent, which counts as the use of a cultivation method and is thus subject to investigation, while Liu Tianzheng had not used any strength and therefore did not generate a book.
However, this one person was enough, as this man, as a Life Guardian in a place like Baiyan City, had an absolute say.
He flipped the book open lightly.
"Xu Xin, from the capital of Han Yuan Dynasty, Life Guardian, Congenital Impotence..."
"???"
Zhang Xuan was stunned in place.
Congenital...
This guy's got something special!
Maybe I could help him with his treatment in exchange for a Destiny Plate!
Yep, need to carefully plan this. After all, curing him is also an act of kindness, isn't it?
Back in the courtyard, Sun Qiang had already finished his assessment and slowly opened his eyes.
"How did it go? How many paths did you absorb?" Zhang Xuan asked.
Sun Qiang replied, "Reporting to young master, approximately a little over 1,000 paths!"
"That's enough..." Zhang Xuan nodded.
The other party did not have a Source Pool but was using the space he had helped to create. For the short term, it could accommodate so much; for ordinary practice, it was already sufficient.
After all, even a grade-1 Yuan Pool only absorbs 256 paths of Heavenly Mandate Vitality.
"This is primordial energy; I will ignite the Furnace for you now, and afterward, you can absorb Origin qi and Forge it for your own use!"
On the carriage outside the City Lord Residence, Xu Xin's eyes glittered with anticipation.
Where there are people, there is internal strife. Even within the same Heaven Mandate Hall, unity is not absolute. That is why Lord Ling covertly sold Destiny Plates to the Liu Clan behind the back of Heaven Mandate Hall, aiming to cultivate his own direct lineage...
This Zhang Xuan, once his Heavenly Mandate is confirmed, will certainly have a place in the Heaven Mandate Hall. If Lord Ling can recruit him first, it's obvious he will have a definite advantage.
And as his protector, he too would ride the rising tide and gain even greater benefits.
"A true Fate Master?"
Hearing the confirmation from the other party, Liu Tianzheng's eyes widened in surprise.
Having the opportunity to be mentored by a true Fate Master, his daughter's future accomplishments would be immeasurable... Did that mean his daughter had much better vision than him?
How laughable that he had been trying to stop her all along. If it weren't for her insistence, he might have thrown away such a good opportunity...
"It seems that I not only need to appease Mingyue but also to mend our relationship..."
Liu Tianzheng rubbed his temples.
What a situation this was; had he known earlier of such talent, he would have eagerly pushed his daughter to become his student... How could it have come to this!
Now, having antagonized each other, he didn't even know how to proceed.
"Right... This guy has quite a liking for Heavenly Mandate Vitality, doesn't he? If I just send some to this Zhang Xuan, the previous discord should be able to be smoothed over..."
An idea emerged in his mind.
Since the other party was everywhere searching for Heavenly Mandate Vitality, and he just happened to have some, why not just send it over to him?
Although each Destiny Plate was pricey, if he could take the chance to draw in a Fate Master and the benefits it would bring to the Liu Clan, it would definitely outweigh ten million, or even twenty million!
Having realized this, Liu Tianzheng finally relaxed.
Returning to the Liu Residence without much hesitation, he took the Destiny Plate and hurried towards Baiyan Academy, while Xu Xin went back to his abode, drove out all the nude women, and took out a palm-sized scroll.
It was small, resembling a painting, yet it contained an array of special charms.
The Destiny Scroll!
Something that only Fate Masters could inscribe, imbued with the power of destiny, capable of remote communication with its creator.
The Lord Ling he spoke of, who allowed him as a Life Guardian to come here to investigate, did so because of this object which enabled distant message transmission.
Gently pulling on the scroll's rope, a profound power immediately rippled out, giving one a sense of destiny's claim, irresistible.
Heavenly Mandate Vitality!
The scroll slowly unfolded, and a white light emanated from within. Soon after, the face of an old man suddenly appeared upon it.
"Lord Ling!"
On recognizing him, Xu Xin promptly kneeled on the ground.
Although he had seen the scroll used for communication many times, he still found it incredibly awe-inspiring each time.
"Hmm, haven't I told you not to waste scrolls unless it's for something important? Even though I can craft them, they are not so easily made!"
Lord Ling frowned, showing displeasure.
Xu Xin hastily clasped his fists: "Lord Ling, please forgive me. I'm contacting you because naturally, there is something important to report... I seem to have discovered a Fate Master with potential in Baiyan City!"
Lord Ling was taken aback: "Tell me the details!"
"Yes, sir!"
Xu Xin quickly recounted how he found out and what he had encountered in detail.
After listening to his words, the figure shrouded in mist, Lord Ling, suddenly changed his expression, his voice trembling slightly, "Are you saying... the Fate Master you found possesses the ability to make students practice on their own with mere instruction, even without the students' conscious intent?"
"This is what City Lord Yu told me, the details of which I have yet to thoroughly investigate..."
Xu Xin looked over, puzzled: "Is this not the power of destiny, Lord Ling, or is there something amiss with it?"
"To enable students to practice autonomously, where a single utterance sets destiny in motion, where a decree is made and all laws follow, indeed, this is a capability only a Fate Master would have! But..."
Lord Ling nodded but his eyes revealed a shock: "This ability, it's exactly the same as the Mandate Chaos Master who emerged in the Zou Province of Han Yuan Dynasty just a few days ago, not a bit different!"